Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-16
tisl cohesion of the Democratic party
have been materially disturbed or per-
manently impaiTed BY the recent CONTEST

tial cohesion OF the Democratic party
have been materially disturbed or per-
manertly impaired by the recent on'est
over 'Ae proposed prohibition smerd-
l.-.rt. Such discord as Tnsy exist and
sLcl passion as may have teen aroused
are temporary and, in the ,uain,
viii be healed by time aud SOBER
second thought, go fer es they may ep-
psrently involve the fGture organization
and t1ficleECy Of the party. | DO not mesn
by this 10 say that either tne conscien-
ious supporter or opponent Of said
amendment, can Or will surrender his per
sonal convictions upon the subject, nor
Go pretend &c derry that Democratic
speakers and voters divide upon the mea-
sure in Uttersuce and st toe polls: but
underlying those convictions and that
division, historically and in fact, IS tie
great truth, rot to be sucCess<u lly contr0
Verted before The judgments CT thought
full and patriotic minds, that 20 test Of
Democratic party fidelity WAS, or from the
nature ard circumstances CT the submis-
sion could be logically involved IN the
controy Tsy. No discreet Democrat dur
ing the Canvass, it is believed, ever msin-
tanned that it IVES other than q nCn-parti-
san question, or entertained the slightest
purpose to iIjure his party, or pro,
posed any adiliation with the Ma
tioral Prohibition party, or contemplated
the organization of aIy new political
party in Texas. Passion and personal
ambition may "ru!e the hour" but they
are of necessity "clothed with brief au-
thority." The people will be tolerant
and conservative. Il will be ditlicultfo
any man to obtain place at their hands
| hereafter whose only conspicuous claim
upon their support will be, that he was
on either the one side or the other in the
election recently had. When The conven-
tions, primary and stste, are held next
year, except as the matter may be sought
to be sgitated for = 3rsonal advantage, II
will, think, not be found very material
| TO trqQire concerning the status OF dele
gates aside from established Democratic
eff lation, and any man who may think
mC1e Of sell than psrty will hardly be
able TO conceal from intelligent ipspec-
ton the animu5 by which he is inspired
Practical harmony and unity will prevail
In reply to your second question, I
seems 10 me that neither good sense
ststesmanship nor devotion to the cause
l6fsproaibiti0n would ask any speedy re
ShcL44i YSlOiA ~ IAIC tdSSlLOI ~ tAN ~ =
latursdn the face OF the large mtjorit,
ffD demand therefor. There Wi
convention. There Will be NJ
in the platform. The local option claus
the people ct the ballot box. TIE in
| ~ eIn 90
vote upon LEGAL option by the last Demo
cratic convention was upon the cas-
made, has served it's purpose ard i
fUnCtus Ctiicio. Silence upon the subjec
heresfter viii not be significant anG
sfspaf king for myself, 4 Spercieve no sui
staQtisl objection TO its elimination. II
yatsr can continue to vote upon iocs
.iSption elections with the sSm
= freedom s. upon the stock las
The next convention could scarcely g
expected to express its condemnation c
what its predecessor had affirmed. If n
, convention of last year was unrepvssen
tative in its platform, it was equally :,
in its official selections. Maius il uut
. m+lus in omnibus.
TIE insertion CT an snti-p-ohibitio
plank will, il seems to me, De wholly IN
necessary anu III my judgment unWlS;
The Democratic party Of T. xas, whetht
/ q majority Of its members be pro or ant
can not afford to be spitetuI. We kuo'
personally Of each other that the gret
body Ct US were honest, earne!
and sincere in what we die
, We know furthermore among ourselvt
that we have not lost confidence in eac
other, because OF our conflicting opinion
as to the policy and methods of trestin
the liquor question, and we want no u
necessary, "grievous words to stir |
anger" among US.
do not see that any good can resu
S to the Democracy of Texas by any e1
: preston upon the subject in the ne,
state convention. | have the honor TO D
O very respectfully, etc,
S. w. T. LANHAM
CLARK TO COCHRAN.
Dallas NewE.
t ROOMS sTATE EXECUTIVE COMMrTEEl
o ANTI PROHIRIupNI>T>. +
WACO, TEN, Aug. !, 1887. )
s Hon. a. NJ. Cochran, Dallas, Tex:
= My DEAR SIR-At the close Of a mo
4 successful canvass upon the most impol